Almost everyone will need to use their health insurance someday, but luckily most of us will never be diagnosed with these odd syndromes.

Almost everyone will need to use their health insurance someday, but luckily most of us will never be diagnosed with these odd syndromes.

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Most people do not wish to be disabled, but this man has a different story. He says feels like a disabled man trapped in an able-bodied person. Chris calls himself a "pretender," and apparently he is not the only one. New Mobility released a piece on the condition back in 2011 explaining that this is seen as a mental disorder. According to Gawker, Chris will be part of a documentary called 7 Deadly Sins, and his is envy. Click through to see other unbelievably bizarre mental disorders. less

Most people do not wish to be disabled, but this man has a different story. He says feels like a disabled man trapped in an able-bodied person. Chris calls himself a "pretender," and apparently he is not the ... more

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People who suffer from this disorder wholeheartedly believe they are dead, non-existent, decaying or have no vital organs. Some of them claim they can even smell their rotting flesh. Another side to this disorder is believing in complete immortality.

A person who suffers from this disorder believes that many different people are one person in different disguises. The disorder often stems from a brain lesion and is associated with a paranoid nature. People with this delusion often believes that the "person" in disguise is persecuting them.

This disorder typically occurs in young, to middle-aged, single men and women who rarely leave their homes. People who have this disorder experience extreme anxiety. dizziness, fainting and even hallucinations when exposed to art.

People with this disease either deliberately make themselves sick or exaggerate symptoms in order to satisfy their need to be seen as ill. People with this disorder will sometimes even be willing to undergo major surgeries to receive sympathy.

People with this disorder compulsively eat things that have no nutritional value. This is most common in children and pregnant women. While there is no definite cause, Pica can be brought on by a deficiency in nutrients. It can lead to serious health risks.

A person with this disorder is incapable of copying written or printed material. This can be cause by a stroke or other brain trauma. The person is often able to write perfectly so long as the material is dictated to them.

In essence this disorder is being allergic to water. Exposure to water can cause a person with this condition to break out in itchy or painful rashes or hives. This tends to affect women more than men and also has the tendency to appear in young people going through puberty.

This is a type of obsessive compulsive disorder that causes a person to collect books. The books are likely to not be touched, just bought and kept. A person with this disorder is likely to buy more than one copy of the same book. The collection serves no purpose other than to satisfy the disorder.

People with this disorder have an extremely difficult time interpreting or understanding nonverbal communication. People with this disorder come off as socially awkward, but have a tendency to excel in non-relational reasoning.

People with this disorder have an extremely difficult time interpreting or understanding nonverbal communication. People with this disorder come off as socially awkward, but have a tendency to excel in

This usually happens to people after experiencing a traumatic head injury. People who develop this syndrome believe that the people they are familiar with are impostors who are disguised to look like their friends.

This disorder usually occurs after a stroke, brain trauma or brain surgery. People who suffer from it believe that they have no control over their hand. They feel sensations, but they do not think the hand is part of their body.

The first cases of this disorder date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The disease causes soft tissue such as muscles, ligaments and tendons to progressively turn into bone causing sufferers to lose mobility over time and essentially turning them to stone.

This is a branch of Factitious disorder. The patient is not sick, but is addicted to being treated like a medical patient. People with this disorder tend to want to be in a hospital. They also tend to move from location to location in order to keep a new audience.

This syndrome affects only Japanese tourist who are traveling to Paris for the first time. They come in with a completely skewed image of Paris and the immediate culture shock sends them into a tailspin. Each person reacts differently, some are afraid to travel again for a long time others suffer from things like dizziness, hallucinations, depression or feelings of persecution.